GUNNY FINNS BBQ

GUNNY FINNS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 10th of 27 at the Eureka BBQ Bash (2015). They are ranked #3386 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,386

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1496

peak 1506 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 6, 2014

latest Jun 3, 2016 · 2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1986

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

17% of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 61%

overall standings

Best overall

669.0628 / 720

Master · Eureka BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

653.16 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 648.67 (+4.49)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4628

Pork · Derby BBQ Festival

Consistency

±19.97

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.32 · weakest Chicken (160.46)

Road miles

706

across 6 mapped stops · furthest 143 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

Master avg

648.67 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

669.0628 career-best overall

92.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.0628 at Eureka BBQ Bash — 92.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 19, 2015

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

Smoke-A-Holics ahead in 100% of their meetings

Smoke-A-Holics has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.9 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.86 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.

Chicken avg 160.46
Pork avg 165.32
0 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smoking Pallet in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2014 ↗	Master	#1986 (93 pts)	#2670 (63 pts)	#2130 (83 pts)	#1800 (138 pts)	#2075 (88 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to GUNNY FINNS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

2 HOT 2 HANDLE

#3,375 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1505

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to GUNNY FINNS BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team GUNNY FINNS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Oct 6, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

L&M BBQ

#3,385 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1502

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen May 27, 2023

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Smoke Monster

#3,387 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 24, 2021

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THE VALPO BBQ CO.

#3,403 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1495

Level with GUNNY FINNS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 7, 2018

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HUFFIN' & PUFFIN

#3,374 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1501

Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 3 years before GUNNY FINNS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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Whiskey & Swine

#3,389 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen May 29, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Smoke-A-Holics	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
WICHITA SWINEMEN	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	0	166.2516	144.5260	160.46	top 68%
Pork Ribs	6	0	169.7028	150.2860	161.98	top 60%
Pork	6	1	171.4628	158.2512	165.32	top 57%
Brisket	6	1	170.8228	151.3600	160.90	top 54%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 42%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 79%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	2	39	0	top 73%	Jun 5, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 6 of 6 contests

Contests visited 5 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 178 finished ahead 94 times, behind 170

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20161 milestone

Jun 3 Most recent contest Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

20153 milestones

Jun 19 First overall top-10 Eureka BBQ Bash
Jun 19 Career-best overall score669.0628 Eureka BBQ Bash
Jun 19 Peak power rating (1506) Eureka BBQ Bash

20144 milestones

Jun 6 First tracked contest Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
Jul 18 First call Blues, BBQ & Bargains
Jul 18 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.3828 Blues, BBQ & Bargains
Sep 12 Career-best single call (Pork)171.4628 Derby BBQ Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.6	Eureka BBQ Bash	Jun 19, 2015
+5.8	Blues, BBQ & Bargains	Jul 18, 2014
+2.4	Derby BBQ Festival	Sep 12, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.4	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jun 3, 2016
-9.5	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jun 6, 2014
-1.2	2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jun 5, 2015

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0%	top 91%	86.3%	86.3%
2015	2	1	0%	top 49%	92.9%	91%
2014	3	0	67%	top 58%	92.7%	90.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 3, 2016	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	50 / 55 (621.5432)	54 (144.5260)	30 (162.2744)	43 (162.2400)	44 (152.5028)
Jun 19, 2015	Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS	10 / 27 (669.0628)	13 (165.7144)	13 (167.4056)	13 (169.7028)	11 (166.2400)
Jun 5, 2015	2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	39 / 64 (641.0172)	27 (166.2516)	48 (156.5600)	22 (166.8456)	51 (151.3600)
Sep 12, 2014	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	19 / 38 (666.8116)	26 (163.9888)	21 (165.6800)	10 (171.4628)	20 (165.6800)
Jul 18, 2014	Blues, BBQ & Bargains Hays, KS	13 / 33 (667.3828)	23 (163.4172)	12 (169.7028)	24 (163.4400)	4 (170.8228)
Jun 6, 2014	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	46 / 54 (626.2176)	43 (158.8688)	48 (150.2860)	44 (158.2512)	31 (158.8116)

GUNNY FINNS BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (4 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)